Nutrition for Spam

Spam Nutrition Summary

One ounce of spam (28 grams) contains 82 calories and 3.5 grams of protein. Spam consist of 56% water, 3% carbohydrates, 13% protein, and 25% fat.

Spam is an excellent source of a few nutrients, including Vitamin C and potassium. It also contains significant amounts of selenium, phosphorus and choline.

In one ounce of spam:

• Calories: 82
• Protein: 3.5 g
• Fat: 7 g, (Saturated: 2.5 g)
• Cholesterol: 21.3 mg
• Sodium: 290.1 mg

There is no significant amounts of sugar or dietary fiber in spam.

See the Spam Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Luncheon meat, pork, ham, and chicken, minced, canned, reduced sodium, added ascorbic acid, includes SPAM, 25% less sodium.

Calories in Spam

Spam has 82 calories per ounce or 293 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat and protein.

78% of calories in spam are from fat, 17% of calories are from protein and 5% of calories are from carbohydrates.

Calories from Fat

Omega-6 in Spam

Calories Similar to Spam

Some other proteins with similar calories to spam by weight:

• Pork: +1 calories
• Lamb: -3 calories
• Beef: -4 calories
• Ham: -8 calories

Protein in Spam

An excellent source of protein, a single ounce of Spam contains 7% of recommended daily values or 3.5 grams of protein. However, the protein in spam is not complete, meaning it does not contain all 9 essential amino acids. Specifically, spam is low in tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine and histidine.

• Protein: 3.5 g

There is no significant amounts of tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine or histidine in spam.

Protein Similar to Spam

Some other proteins with similar amounts of protein to spam by weight:

• Raw Bacon: same
• Raw Beef: +0.5 grams
• Raw Pork Belly: -0.9 grams
• Ham: +1.1 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Spam

An good source of nutrients, spam contains abundant amounts of Vitamin C and potassium. In fact, a single ounce of spam contains 16% of recommended daily values or 12 milligrams of Vitamin C.

Vitamins in spam (1 oz):

• Thiamin: 0.1 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.1 mg
• Niacin: 0.9 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.1 mg
• Vitamin c: 12 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.1 mg
• Folate: 1.1 ug
• Vitamin b12: 0.2 ug

Minerals in spam (1 oz):

• Potassium: 157.9 mg
• Iron: 0.2 mg
• Magnesium: 3.9 mg
• Zinc: 0.6 mg
• Selenium: 7 ug
• Phosphorus: 30.5 mg
• Choline: 17.1 mg

There is no significant amounts of calcium, copper, manganese, vitamin a, pantothenic acid or vitamin k in spam.

Similar to Spam for Vitamin C

Here are some other proteins with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin C to spam:

• Pork: -12 MG
• Chicken Leg: -12 MG
• Chicken Quarter: -12 MG
• Raw Beef: -12 MG

Spam Nutrition Chart

Spam in Cooking

Most recipes call for one or two spams of spam.